Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Company Receipts

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TitleIllawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Company ReceiptsObject TypeObjectDate1901 & 1987DescriptionTwo Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Company receipts.

No 408 - received from the Yellow Rock Dairy Company, the sum of 12 pounds, 12 shillings. Dated 12 February 1901. NSW two pence stamp on front.

One receipt for one pair knee boots - total $19.00 dated 2 December 1987. Receipt from Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Society Limited.Place of ProductionTurner & Henderson, Printers, Sydney.Provenance and SignifcanceThe Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy (ICCD) factory was built beside the railway line at Albion Park Rail on land provided by G L Fuller.

The formal opening of the ICCD was 27 September 1899. C W Wood was appointed manager, and H R Hobart the engineer.

Two steam engines drove the machinery and the refrigerating plant. Pasteurization was introduced in 1903 and by 1905 the Company was delivering milk to Sydney in hermetically sealed tanks.

The butter making section was upgraded in 1925 and in 1935 a new milk section was opened. The Company continued to improve and in 1956 marketed the "Warrilla" brand of butter.

The factory closed in 1985.DonorO'Meley, Carole

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MaterialPaper.Dimensions10cm x 19cm

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